Katherine Ilona Photography

Name: Katherine Ilona Photography
Address: Pittsburgh, PA, US
Telephone: +16109842902
Rating: 5

I just graduated with my Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience and Women's & Gender Studies and moved to North Carolina to attend graduate school. Although I fear I will be living on ramen noodles and water, I am beyond excited to have the South rub off on me for the next few years. I would be lying if I didn't admit that I have goals and am hoping to accomplish at least some of them. However, I fo

und that these dreams are truly a fluid concept in my own mind. My instagram bio has changed to include "Aspiring OB-GYN, Aspiring Veterinarian, Aspiring OBGYN PA, Aspiring OBGYN NP, and back to Aspiring OB-GYN" over the course of the last four years. When one glances at it now, however, they might note that it simply says, "aspiring helper of people". It has been a long and windy journey to reach the place where I am today, and I am hardly finished in my evolution, but I have realized that no matter what I do, I simply want to help people -- specifically in the field of Women's Health. Whether I finish my Masters and pursue my PhD, or I attend medical school to become an OB-GYN as currently planned, I truly want to serve the underserved and educate and heal those that need help in my local community. I love to bake, create my own recipes, and whip up some secret ones that have been handed down to me by my grandmother who had an incredible talent in the kitchen. I have always loved baking them because the pie crusts are, in some ways, a form of sculpture and art to be molded and shaped. I also love to get outside -- backpacking, yoga, skiing, rock-climbing, kayaking, swimming, and running all keep me busy in my *cough cough* spare time. I believe that music is an incredible outlet for the soul. Although no longer pursuing a career in the music field, I am still a professional harpist and continue to perform benefit concerts for organizations such as the USO and Wounded Warrior Project as well as bringing music therapy to local schools, hospitals, and nursing homes. I also love to sew, crochet, read, dabble in photography, and lie in hammocks. I am a bit of a hopeful romantic -- hopeless in the sense that I am beyond hope of changing, but hopeful in the fact that I stand firm in my belief that people are good, that God can change hearts, motivations, desires, and actions, and that there is a plan that we do not and cannot understand. I am a romantic, but with time I have realized that this is not a weakness, but a strength. It does mean that I get hurt more than I would prefer, but it is just the lens through which I see the world....whether it is rosy through my glasses or not, I won't be the person to take them off.

02/15/2024

You know you’re kindred spirits when your roomie is getting married and you both agree to drive to the top of a mountain in a rainstorm through the fog at 4am to capture their love. So happy you found the person that will lasso the moon for you ♥️

02/15/2024

“People who love passionately are meant to be loved passionately”

~ Butterflies Rising

Sallie and Bryan Feature | Congressional Country Club Wedding Film

02/19/2023

Sallie and Bryan Feature Film | Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, MD

08/26/2022

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate then when I fall asleep your eyes close."
- Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

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I have four spots left for sunset sessions for fall and next year is booking quickly. Message me via my website for more information and to chat!

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08/26/2022

08/24/2022

I said, cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue
Set me free, oh, I pray
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
Closer to you
I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall
I wanna be the only one for miles and miles
Except for maybe you and your simple smile
Oh, it sounds good to me
Yes, it sounds so good to me

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08/20/2022

Flower farm mini sessions now booking!

End of August - mid September while blooms last!

8-10 hand edited images
Full print release
Outfit styling
$200
Farm location : Montgomery County, PA

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08/04/2022

In case you missed it, we welcomed our little one into the world last week! Read the full story over on my personal IG

06/28/2022

"I said, cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue
Set me free, oh, I pray
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
Closer to you"

R A C H E L + T Y S O N

{pt. 2}

with Rachel Robinson

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06/28/2022

"But Ruth said, “Don’t force me to leave you; don’t make me go home. Where you go, I go; and where you live, I’ll live. Your people are my people, your God is my god; where you die, I’ll die, and that’s where I’ll be buried, so help me GOD—not even death itself is going to come between us!”

Ruth 1:16-17

RACHEL + TYSON {pt. 1}

Rachel Robinson

02/22/2022

Motherhood is a choice you make, every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what that is. And to forgive yourself, over and over again for doing everything “wrong”. - Donna Ball

01/04/2022

When the groomsmen are hams.

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01/04/2022

When the groomsmen are hams.

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01/04/2022

When the groomsmen are hams.

Now booking 2022 and 2023.

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01/04/2022

Now booking for 2022 and early 2023.

Lehigh Valley PA, Philadelphia, and Lancaster Sessions and Weddings.

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10/14/2021

One of my favorite parts about capturing weddings, is the quiet moments. Not only is being a therapist and a photographer an asset to the bride…..half joking, half serious, but helping my couples find stillness amidst a very hectic day is something near and dear to my heart.

Getting ready for your wedding will be a whirlwind. There are moments of calm, and then weeks of sheer chaos. I want you to be present. I want you to take it in. I want you to feel the feelings, breathe in the love, and actually touch one another. I help make that happen. With prompts that direct motion and emotion instead of stillness and awkwardness. Let me help you in making your dream day that much more special.

10/14/2021

Booking 2022 Weddings Now.

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Shoot me a DM to discuss today!

10/14/2021

“If I look back at everything I’ve done in life, you’re easily the best thing I’ve ever created.”

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More About Me

Call me Katie. I am an adventure elopement, wedding, and emotive family photographer based out of Raleigh, NC.

I am an emotive photographer, photographing mainly during golden hour, when the sun beams bathe the skin in a blanket of warmth. I prompt action with my images, not poses, I encourage authenticity and candid smiles, laughter, and love.

I am currently offering the following sessions:

Family Sessions

Birth | In Home Newborn Lifestyle Sessions

Engagement & Anniversary Sessions

Adventure Family Sessions - must be discussed and approved

Adventure Couples Sessions

Adventure Elopements

Wedding Packages

Corporate Events and Branding Images!

Although originally a Neuroscientist that dabbled in Women's Studies, my current academic home is that of Psychology and Counseling.

My lifelong academic pursuits are much like my artistic ones -- to connect with people. Academically, I do this be understanding their minds and getting to the heart of their spirit and drive; artistically, I do this by capturing their spirit and heart behind the photographic lens -- creating moments to be forever cherished.